John KK9A stated
"Excellent point Steve and very well stated. The Cushcraft is a good
upgrade to an inverted V but it definitely has compromises. I use OptiBeam
40m beams which have high Q coils and a hairpin coil. Your relay design is
really the only way to make a shorty 40 efficient and broad banded (I do not
consider the Moxon to be a true shorty 40)."
I use the M2 3 el with linear loaded elements. It has a 200khz bandwidth
of 1.6:1 at the bottom of CW and 2.2:1 at 7200 khz up at 90ft - about 1.2:1
at 7060. Excellent gain. Front to back is not great but I listen to EU
usually on a 1000ft pre-amped directional beverage pair phased that has
about 30dB front to back.
Ed N1UR
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